“No one listens to terrestrial radio – radio is dead! Spotify and Apple Music have rendered terrestrial radio stations in America irrelevant”. I have heard several variations of this comment during discussions about the current music pop/rock music scene. I think it is safe to say that we all suffer from a syndrome wherein if we do …
JACKIE EVANCHO, “Behind My Eyes 2.0”
In September 2023, thirteen years and over half her life since entering our cultural consciousness as runner up on the fifth season of America’s Got Talent, Jackie Evancho wrote a heartfelt Facebook post announcing the release of the song and lyric video for her new single “Behind My Eyes.” Written by Jackie and produced by …
Sizing Up the American Music Industry
Sizing up the American Music Industry By Pat MelfiIt’s not always clear where to draw the line when sizing the music industry. The broad definition will include not only the actual customer’s expenses (on concert tickets, streaming subscriptions and so on) and B2B licensing cash flows, but also ad-revenues of radio and other music-related media.That …